Both Uses of
doctrine
in
Babbitt
- He searched for an attitude, but neither as a Republican, a Presbyterian, an Elk, nor a real-estate broker did he have any doctrine about preacher-mayors laid down for him, so he grunted and went on.†
Chpt 2 *
- If you had pressed him for more detail, he would have announced, "I'm a member of the Presbyterian Church, and naturally, I accept its doctrines."†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(doctrine) a belief (or system of beliefs or principles) accepted as authoritative by some group